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{{short description|Indian Army regional command}} | {{short description|Indian Army regional command}} | ||
{{Redirect|North Western Army|the Chinese revolutionary army|Guominjun}} | {{Redirect|North Western Army|the Chinese revolutionary army|Guominjun}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=February | {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} | ||
{{Infobox military unit | {{Infobox military unit | ||
| unit_name = Northern Command | | unit_name = Northern Command | ||
| image = IA Northern Command.jpg | | image = IA Northern Command.jpg | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = 180px | ||
| caption = Northern Command | | caption = Insignia of Northern Command | ||
| dates = 1908–1947<br>1972 – present | | dates = 1908–1947<br>1972 – present | ||
| country = {{flag| India}} | | country = {{flag| India}} | ||
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| garrison = [[Udhampur]] | | garrison = [[Udhampur]] | ||
| garrison_label = HQ | | garrison_label = HQ | ||
| motto = '' | | motto = ''Forever in operations'' | ||
| battles = | | battles = | ||
| notable_commanders = [[General (India)| | | notable_commanders = Lt Gen [[Premindra Singh Bhagat|P. S. Bhagat]]<br/>[[General (India)|Gen]] [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan|S. Padmanabhan]]<br/>Gen [[Deepak Kapoor]] | ||
| specialization = | | specialization = | ||
| current_commander = [[Lieutenant General (India)| | | current_commander = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lt Gen]] [[Upendra Dwivedi]], {{post-nominals|country=IND|AVSM}} | ||
<!-- Insignia -->| commander1_label = [[General officer commanding|GOC-in-C]] | <!-- Insignia -->| commander1_label = [[General officer commanding|GOC-in-C]] | ||
| identification_symbol = [[File:Northern-Command-Indian Army-flag.svg|border|125px]] | | identification_symbol = [[File:Northern-Command-Indian Army-flag.svg|border|125px]] | ||
| identification_symbol_label = Flag | | identification_symbol_label = Flag | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Northern Command''' is a [[Command (military formation)|Command]] of the [[Indian Army]]. It was originally formed as the Northern Army of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1908. It was scrapped upon [[India]]'s independence in 1947 and later re-raised in 1972. Currently, the [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] ([[Leh]]), [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] ([[Srinagar]]) and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] ([[Nagrota]]) control | The '''Northern Command''' is a [[Command (military formation)|Command]] of the [[Indian Army]]. It was originally formed as the Northern Army of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1908. It was scrapped upon [[India]]'s independence in 1947 and later re-raised in 1972. Currently, the [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] ([[Leh]]), [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] ([[Srinagar]]), [[I Corps (India)|I Corps]] ([[Mathura]]) and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] ([[Nagrota]]) are under its control. Its present commander is [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Upendra Dwivedi]].<ref name="The Week">{{Cite news|title='Face of Indian Army' Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander|language=en|work=The Week|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/05/30/face-of-Indian-army-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointednorthern-army-commander.html|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi assumes charge of Army's Northern Command|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-upendra-dwivedi-assumes-charge-of-armys-northern-command/articleshow/89275238.cms|access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The [[Presidency armies]] were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army.<ref name="IA"/> The Indian Army was divided into four Commands: Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command, each under a [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|lieutenant general]].<ref name="IA">{{cite web|title=Northern Army|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|access-date=4 January 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212442/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|archive-date=3 March | The [[Presidency armies]] were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army.<ref name="IA"/> The Indian Army was divided into four Commands: Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command, each under a [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|lieutenant general]].<ref name="IA">{{cite web|title=Northern Army|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|access-date=4 January 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212442/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|archive-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies: Northern Army and Southern Army. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again :- Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command.<ref name="IA"/> | In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies: Northern Army and Southern Army. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again :- Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command.<ref name="IA"/> | ||
In 1937, Western Command was downgraded to become the Western Independent District. In April 1942, the Western Independent District was absorbed Northern Command which itself was re-designated as North Western Army to guard the borders at [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]] during [[World War II]]. It controlled the [[Kohat]], [[Peshawar]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Baluchistan]] and [[Waziristan]] Districts.<ref name="nwa">{{cite web|access-date=14 October 2009|title=North Western Army|publisher=Order of Battle|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=8813&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070706171348/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=8813&Tab=Sub|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July | In 1937, Western Command was downgraded to become the Western Independent District. In April 1942, the Western Independent District was absorbed into the Northern Command which itself was re-designated as North Western Army to guard the borders at [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]] during [[World War II]]. It controlled the [[Kohat]], [[Peshawar]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Baluchistan]] and [[Waziristan]] Districts.<ref name="nwa">{{cite web|access-date=14 October 2009|title=North Western Army|publisher=Order of Battle|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=8813&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070706171348/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=8813&Tab=Sub|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents.php?aid=86&nid=12&start=0 |title=British Military History |publisher=British Military History |access-date=1 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054122/http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents.php?aid=86&nid=12&start=0 |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> | ||
The formation reverted to the title Northern Command in November 1945.<ref>[http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/aqadmin/media/uploads/4c55d74a45eb8_TOOVEY%20Major%20General%20Cecil%20Wotton.pdf Major General Cecil Watton Toovey CB, CBE, MC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063711/http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/aqadmin/media/uploads/4c55d74a45eb8_TOOVEY%20Major%20General%20Cecil%20Wotton.pdf |date=11 September 2011 }}</ref> In 1947, India | The formation reverted to the title Northern Command in November 1945.<ref>[http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/aqadmin/media/uploads/4c55d74a45eb8_TOOVEY%20Major%20General%20Cecil%20Wotton.pdf Major General Cecil Watton Toovey CB, CBE, MC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063711/http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/aqadmin/media/uploads/4c55d74a45eb8_TOOVEY%20Major%20General%20Cecil%20Wotton.pdf |date=11 September 2011 }}</ref> In 1947, India moved towards partition, with Northern Command HQ at Rawalpindi becoming the Army HQ of the newly formed [[Pakistan Army]] (as [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|GHQ, Pakistan]]), with the rest of commands passing to the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/docs-india-1930-1947-northern-command-india/|title=Northern Command, India|publisher=British Military History|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
In 1972, | In 1972, the [[Government of India]] decided to raise a separate command to oversee operations in the northern borders with [[Pakistan]] and [[China]]. [[Lieutenant General|Lt. Gen.]] [[Premindra Singh Bhagat|P. S. Bhagat]] was appointed as its GOC-in-C in June 1972. Bhagat's main activities as Army Commander were the improvement of defence and the living and working condition of his troops.<ref name="12 Soldiers">{{cite book|last=Singh|first=V.K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJDsk_g6tXUC|title=Leadership in the Indian army: biographies of twelve soldiers|date=23 March 2005|publisher=Sage|isbn=978-0-7619-3322-9|edition=Illustrated|location=New Delhi|page=417}}</ref> [[Headquarters]] for the command was established at [[Udhampur]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|J&K]].<ref name="randr">Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, p. 21</ref> | ||
The [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] ([[Leh]]), [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] ([[Srinagar]]) and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] ([[Nagrota]]) control the operational units in Northern Command. 71 Independent Sub Area is part of the Command. In 2001-02, during [[Operation Parakram]] the [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]] and its 57th Mountain Division were temporarily shifted into the command as a reserve.<ref name="randr" /> | The [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] ([[Leh]]), [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] ([[Srinagar]]) and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] ([[Nagrota]]) control the operational units in Northern Command. 71 Independent Sub Area is part of the Command. In 2001-02, during [[Operation Parakram]] the [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]] and its 57th Mountain Division were temporarily shifted into the command as a reserve.<ref name="randr" />[[File:Dhruva War Memorial.jpg|thumb|Dhruva War Memorial, [[Udhampur]]|138x138px]] | ||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
Currently, the Northern Commands has been assigned operational units under four [[corps]]: [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]], [[I Corps (India)|I Corps]], [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]. | |||
Currently, the Northern Commands has been assigned operational units under | |||
In 2021, the Strike One Corps was re-organised to join the Norther Command to assist at the Ladakh border with China.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Focus on China, Army moves key 'strike' elements to eastern Ladakh |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/focus-on-china-army-moves-key-strike-elements-to-eastern-ladakh-288611 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=ConflictX |user=ConflictX7 |number=1532037567243112448 |date=1 June 2022 |title=Strike One Corps got re-organised. It saw addition of 6 Mountain Division which came from Central Command. 33 Armored Division which was part of 1 corps is retained by South Western Command. While 23 Division moved to 17 Strike Corps. https://t.co/fPiMUnbb0O |language=en |access-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608182412/https://twitter.com/conflictx7/status/1532037567243112448 |archive-date=8 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
! colspan="6" |Structure of Northern Command | |||
! colspan=" | |||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" |Corps | ! colspan="2" |Corps | ||
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!Unit HQ | !Unit HQ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" |[[File:In^14corps.gif|frameless|126x126px]] | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" |[[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] | ||
''<small>(Fire and Fury Corps)</small>'' | ''<small>(Fire and Fury Corps)</small>'' | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" |[[Leh]], [[Ladakh]] | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lt Gen]] Anindya Sengupta<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-06|title=Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta takes over strategic 14 Corps in Ladakh|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/lt-gen-anindya-sengupta-takes-over-strategic-14-corps-in-ladakh-101641423684872.html|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| | |3 Infantry Division | ||
|[[Karu, Ladakh]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[8th Mountain Division (India)|8 Mountain Division]] | |||
|[[Dras]], [[Ladakh]] | |||
|- | |||
|254 (Independent) Armoured Brigade | |||
|[[Leh]], [[Ladakh]] | |[[Leh]], [[Ladakh]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |102 (Independent) Infantry Brigade | ||
|[[ | |[[Nubra Valley|Partapur]], [[Ladakh]] | ||
|- | |||
|118 (Independent) Infantry Brigade | |||
|[[Nyoma]], [[Ladakh]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| colspan="5" | | | colspan="5" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="4" |[[File:Chinarcorpsinsignia.jpg|frameless|122x122px]] | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="4" |[[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] | ||
''<small>(Chinar Corps)</small>'' | ''<small>(Chinar Corps)</small>'' | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="4" |[[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="4" |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lt Gen]] Amardeep Singh Aujla<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-10 |title=J&K: Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla takes over command of Chinar Corps |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/jk-lt-gen-amardeep-singh-aujla-takes-over-command-of-chinar-corps-101652138674740.html |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|[[19th Infantry Division (India)| | |[[19th Infantry Division (India)|19 Mountain Division]] | ||
|[[Baramulla district|Baramulla]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | |[[Baramulla district|Baramulla]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |28 Infantry Division | ||
|[[Gurez]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | |[[Gurez]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[Rashtriya Rifles]] ''"Kilo Force"'' | |||
|N/A | |||
|- | |||
|Rashtriya Rifles ''"Victor Force"'' | |||
|N/A | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| colspan="5" | | | colspan="5" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="7" |[[File:16corpsinsignia.jpg|frameless|116x116px]] | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="7" |[[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] | ||
''<small>(White Knight Corps)</small>'' | ''<small>(White Knight Corps)</small>'' | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="7" |[[Nagrota|Nagarota]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="7" |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lt Gen]] [[Manjinder Singh (general)|Manjinder Singh]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=SHAH |first=SYED AMJAD |title=Army fully prepared to deal with infiltration along LoC: GoC White Knight Corps Lt Gen Manjinder Singh |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/jammu/army-fully-prepared-to-deal-with-infiltration-along-loc-goc-white-knight-corps-lt-gen-manjinder-singh |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|[[10th Infantry Division (India)| | |[[10th Infantry Division (India)|10 RAPID Division]] | ||
|[[Akhnoor]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | |[[Akhnoor]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|25 Armoured Division | |||
|[[Rajouri|Rajauri]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | |[[Rajouri|Rajauri]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[39th Infantry Division (India)|39 | |[[39th Infantry Division (India)|39 Mountain Division]] | ||
|[[Yol, Himachal Pradesh|Yol]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] | |[[Yol, Himachal Pradesh|Yol]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Rashtriya Rifles ''"Delta Force"'' | ||
|N/A | |||
|- | |||
|Rashtriya Rifles ''"Romeo Force"'' | |||
|N/A | |||
|- | |||
|Rashtriya Rifles ''"Uniform Force"'' | |||
|N/A | |||
|- | |||
|10 Artillery Brigade | |||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|- | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="4" | | |||
| rowspan="4" |[[I Corps (India)|I Corps]] | |||
''<small>(Strike One Corps)</small>'' | |||
| rowspan="4" |[[Mathura Uttar Pradesh|Mathura, Uttar Pradesh]] | |||
| rowspan="4" |Lt Gen Gajendra Joshi<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-12 |title=Lt gen Gajendra Joshi takes over as GOC, Mathura Strike 1 Corps |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/lt-gen-gajendra-joshi-takes-over-as-goc-in-c-mathura-strike-1-corps-101652295702173.html |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> | |||
|[[4th Infantry Division (India)|4 RAPID Division]] | |||
|[[Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[6th Infantry Division (India)|6 Mountain Division]] | |||
|[[Bareilly]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] | |||
|- | |||
|42 Artillery Division | |||
|[[Bassi Assembly constituency|Bassi]], [[Rajasthan]] | |||
|- | |||
|14 (Independent) Armoured Brigade | |||
|[[Bathinda|Bhatinda]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Precursors (1895-1947)== | ==Precursors (1895-1947)== | ||
Following is the List of precursors to the Northern Command and their commanders:<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf|date=5 July | Following is the List of precursors to the Northern Command and their commanders:<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf|date=5 July 2022}}</ref> | ||
=== Punjab Command (1895-1907) === | === Punjab Command (1895-1907) === | ||
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|[[2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry]] | |[[2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== North-Western Army (1942-1945) === | === North-Western Army (1942-1945) === | ||
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== List of GOC-in-C of Northern Command (1972-present) == | == List of GOC-in-C of Northern Command (1972-present) == | ||
Following is the list of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command after its re-raising in 1972: | Following is the list of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command after its re-raising in 1972: | ||
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|- style="background:#cccccc" | |- style="background:#cccccc" | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
|[[Premindra Singh | |[[Premindra Singh Bhagat]] | ||
|June 1972 | |June 1972 | ||
|28 July 1974 | |28 July 1974 | ||
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|31 July 1978 | |31 July 1978 | ||
|[[Rajputana Rifles]] | |[[Rajputana Rifles]] | ||
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Rai Takes Over Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1974-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1974-07-20_175.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=28 July 1974|access-date=26 January | |<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Rai Takes Over Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1974-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1974-07-20_175.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=28 July 1974|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|31 December 1979 | |31 December 1979 | ||
|[[20 Lancers (India)|20 Lancers]] | |[[20 Lancers (India)|20 Lancers]] | ||
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Appointments in Army|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-05-19_074.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=19 May 1978|access-date=27 January | |<ref>{{cite web|title=New Appointments in Army|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-05-19_074.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=19 May 1978|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|30 September 1982 | |30 September 1982 | ||
|[[Brigade of The Guards]] | |[[Brigade of The Guards]] | ||
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. S. P. Malhotra – New GOC-in-C|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-12-26_247.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=26 December 1979|access-date=27 January | |<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. S. P. Malhotra – New GOC-in-C|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-12-26_247.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=26 December 1979|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|31 August 1985 | |31 August 1985 | ||
|[[5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]] | |[[5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]] | ||
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen. Chhibber New GOC-in-C Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-M-II/PDF/DEF-1982-10-01_110.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 October 1982|access-date=27 January | |<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen. Chhibber New GOC-in-C Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-M-II/PDF/DEF-1982-10-01_110.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 October 1982|access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=129 |date=8 February 1986 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|31 May 1987 | |31 May 1987 | ||
|[[Brigade of Guards]] | |[[Brigade of Guards]] | ||
|<ref name="Nanda_appt">{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. BC Nanda Appointed GOC-in-C Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1987-05-20_163.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=20 May 1987|access-date=26 January | |<ref name="Nanda_appt">{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. BC Nanda Appointed GOC-in-C Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1987-05-20_163.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=20 May 1987|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
|[[Biddanda Chengappa | |[[Biddanda Chengappa Nanda]] | ||
|1 June 1987 | |1 June 1987 | ||
|31 May 1989 | |31 May 1989 | ||
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|30 September 1991 | |30 September 1991 | ||
|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)]] | |[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)]] | ||
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Gurinder Singh Appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-05-31_160.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=31 May 1989|access-date=26 January | |<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Gurinder Singh Appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-05-31_160.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=31 May 1989|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|31 August 1993 | |31 August 1993 | ||
|[[Madras Engineer Group|Madras Sappers]] | |[[Madras Engineer Group|Madras Sappers]] | ||
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Army Commanders Appointed|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-06-15_141.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=15 June 1991|access-date=13 June | |<ref>{{cite web|title=New Army Commanders Appointed|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-06-15_141.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=15 June 1991|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Vice-Chief and Army Commanders Appointed|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-06-23_163.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=23 June 1993|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|31 August 1996 | |31 August 1996 | ||
|[[Poona Horse|17th Horse (Poona Horse)]] | |[[Poona Horse|17th Horse (Poona Horse)]] | ||
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh Takes Over as Northern Army Commander|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-09-01_191.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 September 1993|access-date=26 January | |<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh Takes Over as Northern Army Commander|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-09-01_191.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 September 1993|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Army Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-08-22_069.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=22 August 1996|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|31 December 1998 | |31 December 1998 | ||
|[[Regiment of Artillery]] | |[[Regiment of Artillery]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/aug/01josy.htm|title=rediff.com: Lt Gen Sundararajan Padmanabhan to be next army chief|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153709/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/aug/01josy.htm|archive-date=24 October | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/aug/01josy.htm|title=rediff.com: Lt Gen Sundararajan Padmanabhan to be next army chief|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153709/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/aug/01josy.htm|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
|H M Khanna | |H. M. Khanna | ||
|1 January 1998 | |1 January 1998 | ||
|31 January 2001 | |31 January 2001 | ||
|[[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]] | |[[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-commanders-who-failed/210113|title=The Commanders Who Failed|work=Outlook India|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153939/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-commanders-who-failed/210113|archive-date=24 October | |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-commanders-who-failed/210113|title=The Commanders Who Failed|work=Outlook India|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153939/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-commanders-who-failed/210113|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
|R K Nanavatty | |R. K. Nanavatty | ||
|1 February 2001 | |1 February 2001 | ||
|31 May 2003 | |31 May 2003 | ||
|[[8 Gorkha Rifles|8th Gorkha Rifles]] | |[[8 Gorkha Rifles|8th Gorkha Rifles]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-gen-nanavatty-takes-over-as-gocc-northern-command_7798.html|title=Lt Gen Nanavatty takes over as GOCC, northern command|date=1 February 2001|work=Zee News|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154458/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-gen-nanavatty-takes-over-as-gocc-northern-command_7798.html|archive-date=24 October | |<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-gen-nanavatty-takes-over-as-gocc-northern-command_7798.html|title=Lt Gen Nanavatty takes over as GOCC, northern command|date=1 February 2001|work=Zee News|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154458/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-gen-nanavatty-takes-over-as-gocc-northern-command_7798.html|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|31 July 2005 | |31 July 2005 | ||
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]] | |[[Maratha Light Infantry]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/01army.htm|title=Lt Gen Hari Prasad new GoC-in-C, Northern Command|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154502/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/01army.htm|archive-date=24 October | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/01army.htm|title=Lt Gen Hari Prasad new GoC-in-C, Northern Command|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154502/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/01army.htm|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|30 December 2006 | |30 December 2006 | ||
|[[Regiment of Artillery]] | |[[Regiment of Artillery]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/12/24/lt-gen-kapoor-to-be-new-vcoas-panag-jamwal-to-head-n-e-cmds-1167104766.html|title=Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds|work=oneindia.com|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023181739/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/12/24/lt-gen-kapoor-to-be-new-vcoas-panag-jamwal-to-head-n-e-cmds-1167104766.html|archive-date=23 October | |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/12/24/lt-gen-kapoor-to-be-new-vcoas-panag-jamwal-to-head-n-e-cmds-1167104766.html|title=Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds|work=oneindia.com|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023181739/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/12/24/lt-gen-kapoor-to-be-new-vcoas-panag-jamwal-to-head-n-e-cmds-1167104766.html|archive-date=23 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050902/main5.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051108180504/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050902/main5.htm|archive-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
|[[H. S. Panag]] | |[[H. S. Panag|Harcharanjit Singh Panag]] | ||
|1 January 2006 | |1 January 2006 | ||
|29 February 2008 | |29 February 2008 | ||
|[[Sikh Regiment]] | |[[Sikh Regiment]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=35568|title=Senior Appointments : Army|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153610/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=35568|archive-date=24 October | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=35568|title=Senior Appointments : Army|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153610/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=35568|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
|[[Prabodh Chandra | |[[Prabodh Chandra Bhardwaj]] | ||
|1 March 2008 | |1 March 2008 | ||
|30 September 2009 | |30 September 2009 | ||
|[[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] | |[[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=52927|title=Lt Gen PC Bhardwaj, takes over as Vice Army Chief|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205024/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=52927|archive-date=24 October | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=52927|title=Lt Gen PC Bhardwaj, takes over as Vice Army Chief|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205024/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=52927|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
|B S Jaswal | |B. S. Jaswal | ||
|1 October 2009 | |1 October 2009 | ||
|31 December 2010 | |31 December 2010 | ||
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] | |[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.groundreport.com/northern-command-bid-farewell-to-lt-gen-bs-jaswal-general-officer-commanding-in-chief/|title=Northern Command bid Farewell to Lt Gen BS Jaswal, general officer commanding- in chief – Ground Report|website=www.groundreport.com|language=en-US|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153700/https://www.groundreport.com/northern-command-bid-farewell-to-lt-gen-bs-jaswal-general-officer-commanding-in-chief/|archive-date=24 October 2017|date=31 December | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.groundreport.com/northern-command-bid-farewell-to-lt-gen-bs-jaswal-general-officer-commanding-in-chief/|title=Northern Command bid Farewell to Lt Gen BS Jaswal, general officer commanding- in chief – Ground Report|website=www.groundreport.com|language=en-US|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153700/https://www.groundreport.com/northern-command-bid-farewell-to-lt-gen-bs-jaswal-general-officer-commanding-in-chief/|archive-date=24 October 2017|date=31 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-b-s-jaswal-takes-charge-of-northern-command-today/523586/|title=Lt Gen B S Jaswal takes charge of Northern Command today – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|language=en-gb|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110045405/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-b-s-jaswal-takes-charge-of-northern-command-today/523586|archive-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
|K T Parnaik | |K. T. Parnaik | ||
|1 January 2011 | |1 January 2011 | ||
|30 June 2013 | |30 June 2013 | ||
|[[Rajputana Rifles]] | |[[Rajputana Rifles]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.groundreport.com/lieutenant-general-kt-parnaiktakes-over-as-the-goc-in-c-northern-command/|title=Lieutenant General KT Parnaik,takes over as the GOC-in -C, Northern Command – Ground Report|website=www.groundreport.com|language=en-US|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024152900/https://www.groundreport.com/lieutenant-general-kt-parnaiktakes-over-as-the-goc-in-c-northern-command/|archive-date=24 October 2017|date=January | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.groundreport.com/lieutenant-general-kt-parnaiktakes-over-as-the-goc-in-c-northern-command/|title=Lieutenant General KT Parnaik,takes over as the GOC-in -C, Northern Command – Ground Report|website=www.groundreport.com|language=en-US|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024152900/https://www.groundreport.com/lieutenant-general-kt-parnaiktakes-over-as-the-goc-in-c-northern-command/|archive-date=24 October 2017|date=January 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|31 May 2014 | |31 May 2014 | ||
|[[Rajput Regiment]] | |[[Rajput Regiment]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-gen-chachra-takes-over-as-armys-northern-command-chief/articleshow/20863786.cms|title=Lt Gen Chachra takes over as Army's Northern Command chief|date=1 July 2013|work=The Economic Times|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024160319/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-gen-chachra-takes-over-as-armys-northern-command-chief/articleshow/20863786.cms|archive-date=24 October | |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-gen-chachra-takes-over-as-armys-northern-command-chief/articleshow/20863786.cms|title=Lt Gen Chachra takes over as Army's Northern Command chief|date=1 July 2013|work=The Economic Times|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024160319/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-gen-chachra-takes-over-as-armys-northern-command-chief/articleshow/20863786.cms|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
|[[Deependra Singh | |[[Deependra Singh Hooda]] | ||
|1 June 2014 | |1 June 2014 | ||
|30 November 2016 | |30 November 2016 | ||
|[[4 Gorkha Rifles|4th Gorkha Rifles]] | |[[4 Gorkha Rifles|4th Gorkha Rifles]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/lt-gen-hooda-takes-over-as-northern-command-chief-1553379.html|title=Lt Gen Hooda takes over as Northern Command Chief|date=2 June 2014|work=Firstpost|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024161019/http://www.firstpost.com/india/lt-gen-hooda-takes-over-as-northern-command-chief-1553379.html|archive-date=24 October | |<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/lt-gen-hooda-takes-over-as-northern-command-chief-1553379.html|title=Lt Gen Hooda takes over as Northern Command Chief|date=2 June 2014|work=Firstpost|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024161019/http://www.firstpost.com/india/lt-gen-hooda-takes-over-as-northern-command-chief-1553379.html|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|31 May 2018 | |31 May 2018 | ||
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]] | |[[Sikh Light Infantry]] | ||
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-devraj-anbu-takes-over-as-chief-of-armys-northern-command-4405395/|title=Lt Gen Devraj Anbu takes over as chief of Army's Northern command|date=1 December 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154431/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-devraj-anbu-takes-over-as-chief-of-armys-northern-command-4405395/|archive-date=24 October | |<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-devraj-anbu-takes-over-as-chief-of-armys-northern-command-4405395/|title=Lt Gen Devraj Anbu takes over as chief of Army's Northern command|date=1 December 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154431/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-devraj-anbu-takes-over-as-chief-of-armys-northern-command-4405395/|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |[[Lieutenant General]] | ||
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|[[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]] | |[[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]] | ||
|1 February 2020 | |1 February 2020 | ||
|31 January 2022 | |||
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] | |||
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Negi, Manjeet Singh |title=Kargil fame Lt Gen YK Joshi appointed Northern Army Commander |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kargil-fame-lt-gen-yk-joshi-appointed-northern-army-commander-1639616-2020-01-24 |work=India Today |location=London |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> | |||
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|[[Lieutenant General]] | |||
|[[Upendra Dwivedi]] | |||
|1 February 2022 | |||
|''Incumbent'' | |''Incumbent'' | ||
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] | |[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] | ||
|<ref>{{cite news | |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/govt-appoints-new-commanders-indian-army-northern-eastern-commands-1904429-2022-01-26 |title=Govt appoints new commanders for Indian Army's Northern, Eastern commands|date=26 January 2022|newspaper=India Today|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> | ||
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